Fans of Larian Studios are given an exclusive look at what lies ahead for Baldur’s Gate 3 and what it means for the modding community.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Larian Studios pledges better mod support on PC and consoles later this year, acknowledging the outrage from the modding community after Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6.
- Because they can’t keep up with game upgrades, mod authors often create incompatible modifications. Larian wants to cut down on player downtime with his cross-platform strategy.
- The forthcoming extensive mod support is indicative of Larian Studios’ dedication to helping modders. The inventiveness of the community improves the gaming experience.
Following the most recent patch release for Baldur’s Gate 3, there has been a backlash on social media. A representative of Larian Studios has turned to X (previously Twitter) to speak directly to the modding community of the game. Fans may also see a sneak peek of a major update coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 later this year in the tweet.
There is a strong modding community for Baldur’s Gate 3, with devoted players adding both good and bad modifications to the game that alter everything from weaponry to clothes to character looks. After Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6 and its fast-following hotfixes were released, a lot of mod authors claimed on social media that they were unable to keep up.
Direct communication with gamers and modders was made by Director of Publishing Michael Douse when he shared the news about Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 19. Tweeting about how much Larian Studios loves the Baldur’s Gate 3 modding community, the post also revealed that Larian is working on adding “robust” mod support to the PC and console versions of the game. Fans may anticipate that this support will be implemented later this year; however, it is unclear precisely when it will happen. He then tweeted in response to the first one, stating that Larian has a mechanism they want to employ to add cross-platform compatibility, but it is still in the testing and development stages.
Mod Support in Baldur’s Gate 3 is discussed
Fans of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be thrilled to hear this news, but moderators who have struggled to keep up with the game’s patch and hotfix releases will especially appreciate it. Players of Baldur’s Gate 3 may find that their mods no longer work with the game with each update from Larian Studios, which would prevent them from playing campaigns that have been modified until the mod’s developer updates the game. Mod support would save developers from having to spend as much time catching up once an update is released, which would save gamers who use modifications from having to wait.
The fact that Larian Studios addressed the complaints of the modding community is one of the main reasons Baldur’s Gate 3 won Best Community Support at The Game Awards 2023. While the developer, Larian, has hinted at the prospect of a future Baldur’s Gate 3 DLC, gamers will have to settle for whatever new material Larian decides to include in the game’s next updates. Naturally, if they don’t work, the modding community always steps in to fill the void by providing gamers with a constant supply of unknown items.